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Atomium
Futuristic building in Brussels shaped like an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World Expo.
12 km · about 25 min drive
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Steenokkerzeel
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Steenokkerzeel
Steenokkerzeel works well as a base: 5 minutes from Nederokkerzeel, 12km from St. Rumbold's Tower.
Steenokkerzeel is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Nederokkerzeel, about 4 km away.
Steenokkerzeel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌsteːnˈɔkərzeːl]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, just to the northeast of Brussels. The municipality comprises the towns of Steenokkerzeel itself, Perk and Melsbroek, along with Melsbroek Air Base on the north side of Brussels-NationalRead more
Airport. On December 31, 2010 Steenokkerzeel had a total population of 11,580. The total area is 23.46 km² which gives a population density of 493 inhabitants per km². (Steenokkerzeel: 6.333 inhabitants, Melsbroek 2.508 inhabitants, Perk 2.739 inhabitants.)
Steenokkerzeel consists of the townships of Humelgem, Steenokkerzeel and Wambeek. Perk consists of the townships Perk, Huinhoven and Boekt. 't Dickt, Passiewijk and Zonnebos are the names of residential areas in Steenokkerzeel.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Steenokkerzeel?
Within an hour or so of Steenokkerzeel: Atomium (12 km), Autoworld Brussels (12 km), St. Rumbold's Tower (12 km), Grand-Place (14 km).
Are there any good drives near Steenokkerzeel?
The nearest famous roads are Chimay Street Circuit, Brouwersdam and Koninklijke Baan Coast Road.
Where is Steenokkerzeel?
Steenokkerzeel is in Flanders, Belgium, about 4 km from Nederokkerzeel.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 10,566
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 50.9185, 4.5099
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Worth the detour from Steenokkerzeel
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Autoworld Brussels
300 vehicles spanning a century of motoring displayed in the grand Cinquantenaire Palace arcade.
12 km · about 20 min drive
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St. Rumbold's Tower
Climb 538 steps up Mechelen's unfinished Gothic tower for a sky-walk panorama reaching as far as Antwerp and Brussels.
12 km · about 25 min drive
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Grand-Place
Opulent central square in Brussels surrounded by ornate guildhalls and the Gothic town hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Manneken Pis
Small bronze fountain sculpture of a urinating boy that has become a beloved symbol of Brussels since 1619.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Leuven Town Hall
A lacework masterpiece of late-Gothic stone, crusted with statues and pinnacles in Belgium's great university city.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Villa Empain
Baron Empain's 1934 marble-and-gilt Art Deco mansion on Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, restored by the Boghossian Foundation as an East-West art centre: Brussels' most sumptuous interior after the Horta houses.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Lion's Mound Waterloo
A grass pyramid topped by a cast-iron lion marks the 1815 battlefield where Napoleon met his final defeat.
27 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Steenokkerzeel
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 70 kmWestern Scheldt TunnelAt 6.6 km the longest road tunnel in the Netherlands, diving under the busy Western Scheldt shipping lane to link Zeeland with Zeelandic Flanders since 2003.
- 70 kmWesterscheldetunnelTolled 6.6-kilometre road tunnel under the Western Scheldt linking Zeelandic Flanders to Zuid-Beveland, replacing two ferries.
Driving in Belgium
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.74/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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